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Emergency Meningococcal ACWY Vaccination Program for Teenagers to Control Group W Meningococcal Disease, England, 2015-2016.

Authors :
Campbell H
Edelstein M
Andrews N
Borrow R
Ramsay M
Ladhani S
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2017 Jul; Vol. 23 (7), pp. 1184-1187. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 15.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

During the first 12 months of an emergency meningococcal ACWY vaccination program for teenagers in England, coverage among persons who left school in 2015, the first cohort to be vaccinated, was 36.6%. There were 69% fewer group W meningococcal cases than predicted by trend analysis and no cases in vaccinated teenagers.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
23
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28409739
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2307.170236